Dr. Donnie Brannen

Dr. Donnie C. Brannen was born December 30, 1961, in Savannah, Georgia. He was saved at the age of nine in a spring revival at South Gardens Baptist Church, and called to the gospel ministry several years later.

He was ordained in 1985 by Riverside Baptist Church in Savannah, and has served as pastor of Dry Valley Baptist Church in Union Star, Kentucky (1985-1988), Sand Hill Baptist Church in Guyton, Georgia (1988-1997), Silk Hope Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia (1997-2009), and Calvary Baptist Church (2009 – Present). 

He holds the Bachelor of Arts degree (1984) from Armstrong State College in Savannah, Georgia; the Master of Divinity degree (1988) from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Doctor of Ministry degree (1994) from Trinity Theological Seminary in Newburgh, Indiana.

He is the author of five books: The Journey: A Devotional Commentary on Every Chapter of the New Testament, Observations of Worship, Visions of the End of Time, Churches in the Crosshairs, and The Unveiling: 31 Days To Unlocking the Mystery of Revelation. 

He and his wife, Heidi, were married in 1983, and they have two children: Elizabeth, born in 1987, who is married to Rev. Caleb Horne, who pastors Calumet Baptist Church in Liberty, South Carolina, and Chris, born in 1992.  They are also proud grandparents of Connor James Horne, born in September, 2013; Titan August Horne, born in May, 2017, and Daniel Elijah Horne, born in May, 2019.